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Rapid growth and promising potential for potatoes

Mid-way through the potato season, we catch up with two agronomists in contrasting parts of the country to see how crops are faring after rapid growth this spring

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 4 min read
Rapid growth and promising potential for potatoes

Norfolk - Billy Hoddy-Brown, Farmacy With plenty of bright, sunny days, irrigated crops have been growing incredibly quickly in recent weeks, perhaps too quickly in some cases. A few issues have...

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